Birla Cellulose wins Frost & Sullivan Award

Birla Cellulose won the ‘Challengers Award - Large Business’ at Frost &; Sullivan''s Green Manufacturing Excellence Awards (GMEA) 2015. Mr. H.K. Agarwal, COO for Pulp &; Fibre business and Mr. Vinay Bhalerao, Unit Head of Kharach unit, received the award for Birla Cellulosic.

The parameters on which the assessment was done covered business strategy, governance and ethics, waste and emission, biodiversity, energy and water, materials, human capital sustainability supply chain, society and customers. The Kharach unit had a score of 823 for the entire facility.

Frost &; Sullivan also held its 2015 Edition of ''India Sustainability Summit’ on 22 May 2015 in Mumbai. This year’s summit had an enhanced coverage of all elements of sustainability and it focused on bringing and promoting awareness among the manufacturing units across industry verticals, through best practices shared by thought leaders who are establishing the ‘Green’ mindset in their business as a means to sustainable growth. The keynote speakers from Birla Cellulose were Mr. Ajay Sardana, Vice President &; Head – Sustainability and Mr. Rohan Batra, Special Projects, who spoke about Birla Cellulose’s initiatives regarding its commitment towards a sustainable company.

Mr. Batra presented on ‘Product Life Cycle Management’. He said, “By 2017, pulp and fibre business of Aditya Birla Group endeavours to become the industry leader for sustainable business practices across its global operations balancing economic growth with environmental and societal interests.”

Mr. Ajay Sardana presented on ‘Employee Sustainability Initiatives’. He said, “For a sustainability program to be credible and successful, the alignment, engagement and enthusiasm of employees – both managers and the workforce – are essential.”